2023 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Far Western US Region
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Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling is the 254th most popular major in the country with 5,915 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Far Western US region, there were 1,559 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the doctor’s degree level specifically, there were 1 substance abuse/addiction counseling graduates with average earnings and debt of $76,633 and $152,837 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region” ranking looked at 2 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in substance abuse/addiction counseling. That schools that top this list have a program in substance abuse/addiction counseling in which the largest percentage of students at the school are enrolled.
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Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region
The following schools top our list of the Best “Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region”.
Top 2 Most Focused Doctor’s Degree Colleges for Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling in the Far Western US Region
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of California - San Diego landed the #1 spot on the list. UCSD is a public institution located in La Jolla, California. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 0.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%. Students who start out at the school are likely to stick around. The freshman retention rate is 95%.
Full University of California - San Diego Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
Out of the 2 schools in the Schools for a Doctorate Highly Focused on Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Major in the Far Western US Region that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Nevada - Las Vegas landed the #2 spot on the list. University of Nevada - Las Vegas is a public institution located in Las Vegas, Nevada. The school has a large population, and it awarded 1 doctorate’s degrees in 2021-2022.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 1.5%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Full University of Nevada - Las Vegas Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling Report
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
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- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.